I have a neighbor who won't shut up about how he hates to talk on the cell phone and what a godsend texting is because he hates to be trapped in a conversation with someone even his brother whom he loves but his brother just can't shut up and he hates to have to listen to the same old story over and over and over again and that is why he values texting and not having to actually talk on the cell phone and he wouldn't normally talk about how great this is but it really is.

And he tell me thi every time he answers and hangs up his cell phone, which is usually right after he's asked me a question and I've begun to anwer him.

sitting in the electricity free darkness of a cold storm blown house last night i all too quickly was consumed by my own thoughts, free from the many distractions that fill my life on an ordinary day. and i was quickly filled with anger and disgust for the things that are beyond my control which makes my life one i don't want to live. i started to understand why people are driven to kill their spouse and it started to make sense, very good sense. thankfully the electricity came back on along with the noisemakers and the heat and the ability to continue living my spoiled, hot coffee upon demand American life. i have a suspicion that if i was left without power for a week like last year it wouldn't be too long before the police were knocking at my door. and if had to spend the rest of my life in a tiny locked cell you can damn well bet it would have been worth it.

I love silent horror, "The Golem", "Dr. Caligari's Cabinet", "Phantom of the Opera", "The Man who Smiles." and for the best and my favorite version of Jekyll and Hyde ever is John Barrymore's version from 28. It is amazing.

Joan Crawford always said that she learned more about acting from working with Chaney in this movie than from everything else in her long career put together, and critics often cite Chaney's performance as one of the best ever captured on film. Burt Lancaster always maintained that Chaney's portrayal in The Unknown was the most emotionally compelling film performance he had ever seen an actor give.

President Raygun:I love silent horror, "The Golem", "Dr. Caligari's Cabinet", "Phantom of the Opera", "The Man who Smiles." and for the best and my favorite version of Jekyll and Hyde ever is John Barrymore's version from 28. It is amazing.

The Man Who Smiles Laughs isn't really a horror film, it's a melodrama.

Hardy-r-r:Nina_Hartley's_Ass: The Unknown is on TCM tonight at 8 eastern.Worth your time.

From Wiki:

Joan Crawford always said that she learned more about acting from working with Chaney in this movie than from everything else in her long career put together, and critics often cite Chaney's performance as one of the best ever captured on film. Burt Lancaster always maintained that Chaney's portrayal in The Unknown was the most emotionally compelling film performance he had ever seen an actor give.

The one silent horror film I couldn't stand was Universal's "The Cat and the Canary". Laura la Plante was in it (hubba, hubba), but every dumb old-dark-house cliche was beaten to death in that film. "Nosferatu" was OK and I did enjoy "Phantom of the Opera" with Chaney. My big love is for slapstick and I must have seen every Chaplin, Keaton, Arbuckle, and Lloyd comedy that still exists...

/still think that Charlie Bowers is tragically forgotten//Larry Semon has been on the 'forgotten comedians' list so long that he's no longer forgotten

Nosferatu, Phantom and Caligari...the (un)holy triumvirate of silent horror films. I have Phantom and Caligari on the DVR right now, will have to watch them this week. Also, one of the greatest scenes in movie history. Putting it in technicolor blew me away, LOVE this film!

Public Call Box:Did anybody watch The Call of Cthulhu, put out by the HPLHS a few years ago? That was a pretty good period-exact silent film.

I loved the sailor (hey Chris) who falls through one of the wrong angles.

I did see that, as a double bill with their feature-length "The Whisperer in Darkness". Thoroughly enjoyed CoC...but Whisperer derailed somewhat when they diverged from the source material about 2/3 through. Not a good decision in my opinion. Would have done better to make it another short, and stick to the story.

Sing with me, sing for the yearSing for the laughter, sing for the tearSing with me, just for todayMaybe tomorrow, the good Lord will take you awaySing with me, sing for the yearSing for the laughter, sing for the tearSing with me, just for todayMaybe tomorrow, the good Lord will take you away.

Malik Sardonis:Public Call Box: Did anybody watch The Call of Cthulhu, put out by the HPLHS a few years ago? That was a pretty good period-exact silent film.

I loved the sailor (hey Chris) who falls through one of the wrong angles.

I did see that, as a double bill with their feature-length "The Whisperer in Darkness". Thoroughly enjoyed CoC...but Whisperer derailed somewhat when they diverged from the source material about 2/3 through. Not a good decision in my opinion. Would have done better to make it another short, and stick to the story.

A valid critique, and FWIW they did include the whole story in the film, even if they made some additions.

But for all their divergence, the last 10 minutes of tWiD certainly uphold's Lovecraft's cosmicbleakness quite nicely. They also caught the feel of a Universal horror film of the era quite well,though not as well as they captured the feel of a silent horror film with CoC.

Still eager to see what else the HPLHS comes up with, though.

ISTR that they are working on a radio adapation of AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS.